I do my best to make sure that we are getting the lowest possible expense ratios on our index funds, maintaining a 0.148% overall expense ratio.
So I was pleased to see that another broker is cutting expense ratios in Schwab Brokerage Lowers Expense Ratios, Beats Vanguard.
I currently use a combination of Vanguard, Fidelity Spartan, [...]

Posted May 7, 2009 in Roundups by Madison | Comments?

People have more questions than answers about the new Making Home Affordable program. A reader, Laura, recently sent me an email looking for help since all she could find was general information.
Unfortunately, I’ve found that many of the details aren’t on the general MakingHomesAffordable.gov site. Instead they are buried in supplemental directives written for the [...]

Posted May 6, 2009 in Debt by Madison | 8 Comments

I went to my first auction! If you were following my updates on Twitter, you could probably sense some of the excitement!
It was amazing that we landed another property, just days after Closing on Our First Rental Property.
Auction Atmosphere
The auction took place in a conference room at a hotel. We grabbed seats in the third [...]

Posted May 4, 2009 in Real Estate Investing by Madison | 14 Comments

American Express is offering $100 – $250 gift cards for new cardholders.
The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express is the featured Free Money Friday offer this week!
How to Get Your Gift Card

Open a new Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card.
Earn 10,000 Starpoints with your first purchase within one year.
Earn an additional 15,000 Starpoints [...]

Posted May 1, 2009 in Credit cards by Madison | Comments?